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Telephone No.: HOLBORN 4300.

TRADING WITH THE ENEMY BRANCH (Treasury and Board of Trade

Your Ref.:

Our Ref.;

T/E

Telegraphic Address :

F. 3471/888/10

38682

"TRADENEMY,

LONDON"

Any reply should be addressed

to-

"THE CONTROLLER."GENERAL

Dear Broad,

lossal.

گی

24, KINGSWAY

61571

GSWAY SEP 1947

LONDON, WC2

31 3/ August,1942.

Chinese Mining & Engineering Co.Ltd.

With reference to your letter of 13th May addressed to the above company defining the attitude of His Majesty's Government towards the continued participation of British subjects in the operations of the Kailan Mining Administration. Would you please look at the enclosed copy of a telegram which has been received by the above company from Nathan, and a copy of the reply which the company are proposing to send thereto Z,

Elt Chinese Engineering and fining Company, Kent House,11/16, Telegraph Street, London.

Nathan Reports:

"Number four your message received while confident staff can rely all

consideration feel it my duty reserve on their behalf all rights meanwhile trust every effort will be made avoid hardship by securing regular payments to dependents stop British and possible Belgian subjects in occupied china expected to be offered opportunity repatriation or evacuation early date and I am advising all such now working in K.M.A. wishing and permitted accept offer to do so without prejudice their rights or their future employment in K.M.A. stop should be grateful if you could confirm soonest possible correctness this advice - Volksbank.

Volksbank, Lucerne.

#t

"Please communicate the following cablegram to Nathan Tientsin

begins your cablegram number four regret to inform you that Board of Trade has appointed controller of business of Company in United

Philip Broad,Esq.,

Far Eastern Dept., Foreign Office, S.W.1.

/Kingdom

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